Let’s go to Languageland

The Problem

The package was born in 2000 from the need to provide support to children in mainstream education who have a speech and language delay.  The decision was made in North Staffordshire that the aim would be to support class teachers in adjusting their existing practice to accommodate these children, achieved through a series of demonstrated language lessons.

The Solution

Let’s go to Languageland was developed in the year 2000 as part of Angela’s work.  It takes children on a journey to ‘Languageland’ aboard a magic carpet, where they take part in a series of learning adventures, each designed to help develop a particular aspect of their language and communications skills.  The pack includes lesson plans, activities and games which can be used for all children but is particularly good for those with speech and language difficulties.  It also helps schools to achieve National Curriculum targets.

How MidTECH has helped

Angela had not considered publishing the package, until it was a finalist in MidTECH’s 2005 regional innovation competition.  At that stage it was just based on paper, but MidTECH saw the potential to make a digital version of the package and make it more widely available.  The hub engaged a designer to convert it into a format to present to potential publishers.  When they saw this new version, Black Sheep Press, based in Keighley, Yorkshire, snapped it up and MidTECH negotiated a licence deal on behalf of the PCT.  The pack will be available to order on CD Rom via the company’s website from spring 2008.